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Gastroenterology is the premier journal in the field of gastrointestinal disease, delivering up-to-date and authoritative coverage of basic and clinical gastroenterology and hepatology.
Clinical Gastroenterology, Hepatology
Clinical Gastroenterology, Hepatology (CGH) is the go-to resource on a broad spectrum of themes in clinical gastroenterology and hepatology. The journal brings you the best original research in the field with a unique combination of reviews, podcasts, editorials and outcomes research.
Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology (CMGH) is your new digital destination for digestive biology research, encompassing cell biology, immunology, physiology, microbiology, genetics and neurobiology of gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, and pancreatic health and disease.
GI & Hepatology News
GI & Hepatology News is the official newspaper of the AGA Institute and provides the gastroenterologist with timely and relevant news and commentary about clinical developments and about the impact of health-care policy.
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The New Gastroenterologist: Insights for Fellows & Young GIs features the latest hot clinical topics, perspectives on post-fellowship career pathways, primers on pertinent financial and insurance topics, and many other resources that are relevant to the young GI community.
AGA Perspectives
AGA Perspectives is a bimonthly magazine that provides an opinion forum for noted gastroenterologists to debate today's most controversial topics and provides brief updates on other topics relevant to academic and practicing physicians and scientists.
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The restaurateurs who own this Colorado home wanted a house that could absorb entertaining on a grand scale while also serving as a quiet refuge for their family of six. A 12-acre parcel of ranchland edged by sandstone bluffs gives them the peace they seek. That left the party-house design for Chris Davis, AIA, to devise. He decided the best tactic was to place the kitchen right at the center of the nearly 8,000-square-foot house. "All rooms spin off of the kitchen," he says. "The floor plan really folds in on itself to maintain interior views and connections." The location works well for mingling with guests or hunkering down with family.
Four living spaces segue directly into the kitchen. Formal living and dining flank either end for convenient service without exposed prep areas. A den in the bedroom wing connects via a pocket door that can be kept closed when guests are present. But the key relationship is between the kitchen and a well-appointed screened porch (see image gallery). Glass doors spanning 16 feet connect the two realms. And a bank of clerestory windows above the opening replaces light lost to the screened enclosure. "When the doors are open," says Davis, "it feels like an outdoor kitchen."
A high-traffic, showpiece cooking space requires materials that can withstand heavy use without losing luster. Polished stained-concrete floors give way to an intricate inlay of dark-stained end-cut fir that defines the kitchen's work area. It's also more comfortable for constant standing, Davis adds. Glass upper cabinets and deep-red glass backsplash tiles look sophisticated and are easy to clean. Dark-stained wood base cabinets anchor the light-filled room, while mottled blond granite countertops blend with the home's pale stone walls. Those rough-hewn walls recall the distant bluffs and add an earthy warmth to the polished architecture.
Davis also injected a little levity into the serious cooking space, designing a whimsical island that, by standing out, ties the kitchen together. Black tubular steel supports the island's thick concrete counter, and the gunmetal-gray, high-gloss finish on its base stirs up the fun without detracting from the surrounding luxury specs.
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Consoles vs. PC Gaming
First, you have to decide just where you want to spend your gaming hours. One of the biggest debates among gamers often comes back to whether consoles or gaming computers are the superior choice.
Your answer depends on many different factors, including price, comfort, available titles, and more. For instance, gaming PCs often will pack a better graphical punch and offer smoother game performance — but at the cost of a heftier price tag. One also should consider whether a keyboard and mouse setup or a controller offers you a more comfortable and enjoyable experience. It's also worth considering the types of games you're interested in, as well as any specific franchises, since many titles are console-exclusive . If Mario Kart is your jam, then you probably shouldn't be looking at a PlayStation or Xbox console.
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How much space do you have to dedicate to gaming? If you have a permanent desk or home office set up, then a desktop might be the way to go. But if portability and/or travel is a concern, then you may lean towards a laptop . Keep in mind that desktop PCs will often come with better specs, such as more RAM, better audio, and more heavy-duty graphics cards.
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We all know gaming is a growing industry, but just how big is it? We were curious as well, so we dug around a bit to see what we could learn:
- As of 2019, 54% of U.S. computer and video gamers identified as male, while 46% identified as female.
- While around 40% of video game players fell in the 18 to 35 year age range in 2019, a combined 39% spanned the 36 to 49 and 50 years or older brackets, showing that gaming is a hobby for anyone.
- On average, 63% of gamers play co-op with other people, getting in some quality social time.
- The video games market is expected to surpass a net worth of over $ 90 billion in 2020 , up from $78.6 billion in 2017.
- Smartphone games have surged in popularity recently, with 60% to 70% of players saying they play app games commonly .
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Should I buy a digital or physical game copy?
Digital game downloads often come with midnight releases, the ability to pre-load titles before they release, and the added benefit of not being able to break or get lost. Digital games can, at times, make transferring saves between consoles a hassle. But with the increasing popularity of cloud saves, this is becoming less of a problem. Physical game copies come with case art for collectors, and they sometimes include pre-order bonuses. It's worth checking into on a case-by-case basis.
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THE Abbott government has warned senators opposed to its direct action policy that blocking the initiative to address climate change in parliament could trigger a constitutional crisis.
Environment Minister Greg Hunt on Tuesday said he was confident the direct action plan would succeed - even though a majority of Labor, Greens and Palmer United Party senators are likely to oppose it - because its funding was tied to the budget.
"The funds will be part of the budget papers, and I doubt that the budget will be blocked unless we're going to be forced into a constitutional issue," Mr Hunt told ABC Radio on Tuesday.
The last time the upper house blocked the supply of government finances was in 1975 - an act which triggered the Whitlam dismissal.
Mr Hunt said the plan had always been to link $1.55 billion for the emissions reduction fund - the centrepiece of direct action - to appropriation bills allowing the government to spend money.
Short of sparking a crisis, this effectively means the government can sidestep upper house opposition to the scheme, including from key crossbench senators controlled by federal lower house MP Clive Palmer.
The mining magnate and Palmer United Party leader, who's likely to control four votes in the Senate, has made it clear he thinks direct action is a "token gesture" and a waste of money.
The government will need the votes of at least six crossbench senators to get the legislation passed.
Mr Hunt said the government respected the wishes of the Senate and would continue to work with its members to pass the bills.
Direct action would achieve greater emissions reductions than Labor's carbon tax, and at less cost, he said.
Acting Greens leader Adam Bandt said the PUP senators who their places in the Senate in July should abstain from voting on the government's carbon tax repeal legislation, as Mr Palmer did in the lower house.
He said if they couldn't support the alternative scheme, they should not tear down the existing policy and leave Australia without a strategy for climate change.
"Anything else would be bad faith," he said in a statement.
Mr Palmer - an outspoken critic of Labor's carbon tax - abstained from the repeal vote in the lower house because of a possible conflict of interest over his mining firms, which had been impacted by the tax.
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150 Stories Oral History Project Collection
This collection consists of electronic audio and video recordings collected for the 150 Stories Oral History Project. The project involved interviewing members of Regina's Indigenous community.
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Fonds consists of minutes of meetings, office correspondence, reports and studies undertaken by the Meewasin Valley Authority, as well as the working files of its Executive-Director, Wes Bolstad (1980-1984)and photographs of the 1979 Board members.
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Mason, Griffin & Pierson is proudly sponsoring youth basketball teams in Princeton and Montgomery. For information on Dillon Youth Basketball League go to https://www.leaguelineup.com/miscinfo.asp?menuid=44&url=princetonrecreation&sid=371305499. For information on Montgomery Basketball Association go to https://www.montgomerybasketball.com/.
Elizabeth Zuckerman, Esq. will be conducting a virtual course on October 13, 2020 - Know Your Rights as an Employee. Topics include harassment, hostile work environment and discrimination on the basis of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and other protected statuses. The concept of reasonable accommodation and the interactive process will be explored. There will be discussion regarding the New Jersey whistle-blower law, wage and hour laws, family leave laws, non-compete agreements, new employee protections as a result of COVID-19 and common law claims, such as breach of contract and intentional infliction of emotional distress. In addition, hypothetical employment claims based on real life employment experiences will be discussed. Register at https://www.ssreg.com/princeton/classes/results.asp?code=120.
Edwin W. Schmierer, Esq., a firm Director, will be an instructor for the New Jersey Planning Official's Planning and Zoning Board members training session in Somerset County on October 3, 2020. Mr. Schmierer chairs the firm's Government Practice Group and represents a number of land use boards including the Lawrence Township Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Adjustment, Borough of Pennington Joint Planning and Zoning Board of Adjustment and the West Windsor Zoning Board of Adjustment. The New Jersey Planning Officials can be reached at [email protected] for any land use board member interested in attending the training session.
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In a recent decision (Justin Wild v. Carriage Funeral Holdings, Inc.), the New Jersey Supreme Court determined that an employee who is fired for using medical marijuana outside the workplace may bring a claim for disability discrimination under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. Mason, Griffin & Pierson Attorney, Elizabeth Zuckerman, who argued the cause for Amicus Curiae National Employment Lawyers Association of New Jersey, stated the "decision is a win for employees who test positive for marijuana due to their lawful use of medical marijuana outside the workplace."


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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Peter King said Tuesday legislation to overhaul the immigration system faces a long and difficult path in the House as Republican representatives meet Wednesday to discuss how to proceed on an issue that divides their party.
Republican opposition to a comprehensive immigration overhaul has stiffened as concerns about the big Latino vote for Democrats in the 2012 elections have receded and President Barack Obama's popularity has slipped, King (R-Seaford) said.
"It's going to be a long process, because 85 percent of [House] Republicans are in districts that, for the most part, do not support the Senate bill," King said.
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) called the closed-door meeting to hear from his conference members what they should do after the Senate passed a comprehensive immigration bill last month by a 68-32 vote, which included support from 14 Republican senators.
Boehner already has ruled out a House vote on the Senate bill and said whatever immigration legislation does pass must have the support of the majority of GOP House members.
The speaker is still devising a strategy, which lawmakers and advocates on both sides say could determine whether Congress can pass a bill this year.
Boehner is expected to hear opposition, some of it vehement, from his most conservative members to any bill that includes a path to citizenship for the estimated 11 million people in the country illegally.
Excluding that route to eventual citizenship would be a deal-breaker, House Democrats said Tuesday after a caucus meeting addressed by Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and other key sponsors of the Senate bill.
"Democrats would not accept anything short of a path to citizenship," said Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Democratic Caucus. And, he said, no bill can pass without Democrats' support.
Before the House Republican meeting, Obama will meet with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and in Dallas, former President George W. Bush will urge backing for an immigration overhaul at a citizenship ceremony at his presidential center.
Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington), chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said the Senate bill would pass with 240 votes in the House if Boehner would let it come to the floor for a vote.
About 190 Democrats and somewhere between 40 and 50 Republicans would vote for it, according to most accounts.
But if Boehner allowed that vote, GOP conservatives would be likely to seek to oust him as House speaker, Israel said.
Only 21 Republicans are vulnerable to a Latino backlash next year at the polls if they vote against the immigration bill, Israel said, although Latino advocates put that figure at 44.
King predicted Boehner will take a piecemeal approach to immigration legislation, instead of tackling a comprehensive bill as the Senate did.
At the end, the bills could go to a conference committee of Senate and House members to craft a compromise bill, if conservatives allow that to occur.
The process is likely to begin with enforcement measures before moving to economic issues that could gain support in districts across the country.
"It's important to move forward what we can," King said. "And that would be security at the beginning of the process, then more visas for highly skilled workers and as the debate goes forward make the bill as comprehensive as we can. Then send it to conference and see what happens."


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What are you doing for dinner on New Year's Eve in the Hamptons? That's the question we want to be able to answer here. Many restaurants throughout the area will be serving special New Year's Eve prixe fixe menus that will knock your socks off. Some restaurants are even offering five course meals at extremely affordable prices, and if you want to stay past midnight and celebrate the night there, you can do that too.
If you are looking for a themed party though, with lots of action at the bar and dancing, be sure to click here and read about the locations of New Year's Eve parties going on in the Hamptons.
Almond – Located in Bridgehampton, the restaurant will offer four courses, a champagne toast and party favors for New Year's Eve at a cost of $85 per person.
The Living Room At The Maidstone – Located in East Hampton. The restaurant will offer an early a la carte dinner from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and a 4 course prixe fixe with a glass of champagne. Cost is $125 per person.
Race Lane – Located near the train station in East Hampton, Race lane will offer a 5-course Prixe Fixe for New Year's Eve. What a wonderful way to welcome the new year!! 631-324-5022. [expand]
Serafina – Located in East Hampton. Serafina is offering a four course dinner with a champagne toast for $50 per person as well as a New Year's Day Brunch at noon. 631-267-3500.
Spring Close Restaurant – Will be serving a 3-course, $45 prixe-fixe until midnight. Located in East Hampton. Call 631-324-3444.
East By Northeast – Located in Montauk. Live music and dancing, cocktail hour and passed Hors D'Ouevres, three course dinner and midnight champagne toast. $85 per person.
75 Main – Located right on Main Street in Southampton, they are offering a four course meal with a glass of champagne for $55 a person and if you include the open bar option until 2 a.m., it is $99 per person. Live music and 2 DJ's. 631-283-7575.
Red Bar – Offering an early seating 3 course prixe fixe for $65 per person and a four course late seating for $95 per person. Located in Southampton. Call 631-283-0704.
Town Line BBQ – New Years Day BBQ brunch specials and Game Day party packs. Located in Wainscott. 631-537-2271.
Muse – Enjoy the Aqua bar and a four course prixe fixe for $45 per person. Located in Water Mill. 631-726-2606.
Finns – 4 course prixe fixe for just $24.94 a person, with a complimentary small bottle of champagne. There will also be a free champagne midnight toast with noise makers, hats and other party favors. Located in Westhampton. 631-998-3271.
The Patio At 54 Main – 4 course prixe fixe for 80 per person. Includes DJ and dancing. Restaurant will remain open until 2 a.m. Located in Westhampton. 631-288-0100.
Jamesport Manor Inn – Three course prixe fixe for $60 per person. Located in Jamesport. 631-722-0500.
Jamesport Country Kitchen – Four course prixe fixe for $45 per person. Located in Jamesport. 631-722-3537.
aMano – Three course early seating for $35 per person and a 3 course late seating that includes a glass of champagne is $55 per person. Located in Mattituck. Call 631-298-4800.
Noahs – New Year's Eve dinner will offer a five course tasting menu for $65 per person and a wine pairing for $35 per person. Located in Greenport. 631-477-6720.


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Whale preservation urged at New Bedford meeting
Experts: Only 500 right whales remain
Whale experts say shipping speed limits credited with preserving what's left of the small North Atlantic right whale population must be extended.
The Standard Times reports that the environmental group Whale and Dolphin Conservation called together a panel of five experts Sunday in New Bedford to discuss the organization's new campaign to raise public awareness for the sea mammals.
The federal Right Whale Speed Reduction Rule was put in place four years ago to protect the animals by restricting commercial shipping vessels to 10 knots in the whales' habitat. The rule experts Dec. 9, 2013. The WDC kicked off its campaign to create public pressure on the government, which has not said whether it will renew the rule.
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During this year's Transmediale, the annual festival for art and digital culture in Berlin, the Austrian artist Gebhard Sengmüller presented his impressive installation 'A Parallel Image'. It consists of a camera and a monitor which are connected through 2 500 cables.
Gebhard Sengmüller explains: "A Parallel Image" is an electronic camera obscura. This media-archaeological, interactive sculpture is based on the fictive assumption that the currently still valid principle of electronically transmitting moving images, namely by breaking them down into single images and image lines, was never discovered. The result is an apparatus that attempts a highly elaborate parallel transmission of every single pixel from sender to receiver."
The installation was realised in collaboration with Franz Büchinger, supported by Fels-Multiprint.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to speak Wednesday, April 21 at Augsburg College on "Our Environmental Destiny"
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will give a lecture titled "Our Environmental Destiny" at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 21 at Augsburg College in an Earth Day celebration kickoff that is free and open to the public.
Kennedy will speak from 5-6 p.m. in Hoversten Chapel of the Foss Center (located at Riverside and 22nd avenues South in Minneapolis). A 30-minute moderated question and answer period with Kennedy will immediately follow the lecture.
Kennedy is chief prosecuting attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeper and senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council. He is also a clinical professor and supervising attorney at the Environmental Litigation Clinic at Pace University School of Law in New York. A former assistant district attorney in New York City, Kennedy has worked on several political campaigns and was state coordinator for Edward M. Kennedy's 1980 presidential campaign.
Earth Day's 29th anniversary is April 22. Former Sen. Gaylord Nelson (Wis.) was the chief organizer for the first event, when an estimated 20 million Americans participated in environmental rallies, demonstrations and other activities. Earth Day was modeled after the anti-Vietnam War teach-ins of the late 1960s.
Kennedy's visit to Augsburg is sponsored by the Augsburg Student Activities Council; Augsburg Association of Student Film Makers; Augsburg Sociology Club; Augsburg Speech and Debate Team; Augsburg Department of Student Affairs; and Augsburg's Office of Student Activities.


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Lawmakers from Northern Ireland voted down a bill Tuesday that would grant same-sex couples marriage rights, the U.K. newspaper the Guardian reports.
The liberal party Sinn Fein measure was defeated by a 51 to 43 vote. It is the third time in the last 18 months that Northern Ireland's parliament rejected a gay marriage measure.
The human rights organization Amnesty International condemned lawmakers who used their veto on the measure, saying they were "like latter-day King Canutes, trying in vain to hold back the tide of equality."
"States may not discriminate with regards to the right to marry and found a family on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity," Amnesty's program director in Northern Ireland, Patrick Corrigan, said. "That obligation is clear in international law. This means that marriage should be available to same-sex couples in Northern Ireland, just as it is now in England and Wales and will shortly be in Scotland."
Corrigan added there will be legal action because the measure was voted down.
"With politicians continuing to block equality, it is now inevitable that same-sex couples in Northern Ireland will take a legal challenge on the basis of inferior treatment with regards to the right to marry and found a family," he said.
The Guardian writes:
Under the rules of the Stormont assembly, legislation cannot pass if the representatives of one community refuse to support a new bill, which ensures no one section of the divided populace can impose laws on the other. Before the vote the Catholic hierarchy wrote a letter to every assembly member urging them to reject the bill.
In the letter, the Catholic Bishops in Northern Ireland voiced their "concern that the marriage equality motion undermines a key foundation of that common good."
"We say this not only out of religious conviction, but also as a matter of human reason. Religious and non-religious people alike have long acknowledged and know from their experience that the family, based on the marriage of a woman and a man, is the best and ideal place for children," the letter reads. "It is a fundamental building block of society which makes a unique and irreplaceable contribution to the common good. It is therefore deserving of special recognition and promotion by the state."
The letter adds: "The proposed marriage equality motion before the assembly effectively says to parents, children and society that the state should not, and will not, promote any normative or ideal family environment for raising children. It therefore implies that the biological bond and natural ties between a child and its mother and father have no intrinsic value for the child or for society. As Pope Francis stated recently, 'we must reaffirm the right of children to grow up in a family with a father and a mother capable of creating a suitable environment for the child's development and emotional maturity.'"
Last December, a ban prohibiting same-sex and unmarried couples from adopting children in Northern Ireland was lifted.
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Cultural calendar, December 31, 2003, to January 8, 2004
WEDNESDAY, December 31
First Night Virginia: Celebrate with the community in an a family-oriented, alcohol-free party with a variety of visual, performing and musical arts on the Downtown Mall. 3pm to midnight. Admission buttons are sold in advance at all Charlottesville Kroger stores, Mincer's, Timberlake's, Plan 9 Records and St. Anne's Belfield Bookstore. Buttons are $10 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under. Reserved seating tickets for selected performances will be available for $2 on December 29,30, 31 from 11am until 2pm at the First Night Headquarters in the Omni Hotel Atrium. 975-8269
Country dance night: Couples and line dancing at Fry's Spring Beach Club. Dance lesson free with cover. Lesson 7pm, dancing 8-11pm. 2512 Jefferson Park Ave. $7 cover, $4 full-time students. 977-0491.
Ryegrass Rollers: Piedmont-area musicians Phil Audibert, Heather Trout, Michaux Lowry, and Alex Canton perform traditional Irish music in a new and compelling way. 6pm, 9pm and 10:30pm. Holy Comforter Church, Jefferson St. between Second and Third streets. Free with First Night General Admission button ($6-12). 975-8269.
The Improfessionals: Formerly known as the Charlottesville Generated Improv, this improv comedy group includes college professors, a shrink, a psychologist, a Pilates instructor, an Alexander teacher, a video store clerk, and a museum programs coordinator. 4:30pm, 6pm and 7:30pm. Old Town Center, Market St. between Sixth and Seventh streets. Free with First Night General Admission button ($6-12). 975-8269.
Zack Thomas, Hypnotist: Though certified in hypnotherapy, Zack specializes in Comedy. Volunteer audience members are guided into the world of hypnosis and soon become the stars of the show. 6pm, 9pm and 10:30pm. Lane Auditorium, Albemarle County Office Building, 401 McIntire Road. Free with First Night General Admission button ($6-12). 975-8269.
Encore Theatre: Back for its fifth consecutive performance at First Night Virginia, Encore presents Shakespeare's Clowns and Fools, in which Shakespeare's silliest scenes are rendered into a New Year's Eve celebration. 7:30pm and 10:30pm. Jefferson/Madison Library, Market St. between Second and Third streets. Free with First Night General Admission button ($6-12). 975-8269.
Pianist Randy Hudson: This local piano teacher, a graduate of the Boston Conservatory and Berkley College of Jazz, performs a selection of works ranging from old standards to classical done in a modern style. 6-8pm. Omni Charlottesville Hotel Atrium, Downtown Mall. Free with First Night General Admission button ($6-12). 975-8269.
Mark Nizer: Back by popular demand for a second consecutive year, "the juggler your mother warned you about" combines original comedy, world class juggling, movement, music and technology. See Performance Feature. 4:30pm and 7:30pm. Lane Auditorium, Albemarle County Office Building, 401 McIntire Rd. $2 with First Night General Admission button ($6-12). 975-8269. See Performance feature, page 47.
Party in the streets: Families can ring in the New Year with entertainment galore at First Night Virginia. See Family feature.
Journey inward: Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church invites the community to walk into the New Year with purpose at their Open Labyrinth Walk. Walking the path of the labyrinth is an ancient tradition that can be rewarding on many levels. All ages are welcome. 6-9pm. Free. 717 Rugby Road. 293-8179.
Circle 'round: The Charlottesville Sufi Circle invites the community to celebrate the Dances of Universal Peace at the Tandem Friend's School Community Hall. No experience is necessary. Light refreshments provided. Families welcome. 9pm-midnight. Mill Creek Road. across from Monticello High School. 979-0826.
Sierra at Charlie's: Start off the new-year right with a little country from local boys Sierra (also receive "munchies" free of charge), at Charlie's New Year's Eve party. $15/$10 advance, 9pm.
Aquanett at Outback Lodge: Sure to be the most amusing way to ring in the new year in town, faux '80s hair-metal band Aquanett are sure to surprise you with ballerina style stage-antics and witty between song dialogue. All right, maybe not… $6, 10pm.
New Year's Eve Party with Indecision at Starr Hill: One of the acts to be praised/blamed for starting the jam band scene in the 80s, Indecision does not play out much these days, but might want to check them out on New Year's Eve &endash; if you like extended solos, that is. $30, 10pm.
New Year's Eve with Devon Sproule (folk), Paul Curreri (country-folk), Nickeltown (off-kilter acoustic duo) & The Jan Smith Trio (folk-pop) at Gravity Lounge. $35, 8pm.
Jeff Decker and Mike Rosensky Quartet (jazz) at Miller's. No cover, 9pm. (W)
Open Jam at Rapunzel's Coffee & Books. Free, 7pm. (W)
Mark Goldstein and Tusker (acoustic rock) upstairs at Tokyo Rose. No cover, 9:30pm. (W)
Betty Gone Bad live at Awful Arthur's, W. Main. $3, 9pm.
Plasmodium (experimental sounds and records) at Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar. No cover, 8pm.
THURSDAY, January 1
Take flight: The world's fastest spy plane is on display at the Virginia Aviation Museum along with reproductions of Wright Brothers' gliders and flyers, a 1936 Vultee V1-A that once belonged to newspaper baron William Randolph Hearst, Sr., and lots more. Today is two-for-one day. 9:30am-5pm. $5.50 adults, $4.50 seniors, $3 kids 4-12. 5701 Huntsman Road at Richmond International Airport. 804-236-3622. vam.smv.org.
Let Go and Let God: Releasing old patterns, letting in new light, workshop led by Donovan and Susan Thesenga through January 4 at Sevenoaks Pathwork Center in Madison, 540-948-6544 or email email@example.com.
Jim Waive (country-folk) at the Blue Moon Diner. Free, 8pm (W)
Karaoke Night with DJ Wild Wes at Buffalo Wild Wings. Free, 9pm (W)
Chicken Head Blues Band at Dürty Nelly's. $4, 9pm. (W)
Hangover Helper Brunch with The Zing Kings at Gravity Lounge. Free, 11am.
Jan Smith Band with Kathryn Mostow at Gravity Lounge. $5, 8pm.
John & Mary (from 10,000 Maniacs) at Gravity Lounge. $12, 8:30pm.
John D'earth and friends (freeform jazz) at Miller's. $4, 10pm. (W)
Kathy Olsen Trio (jazz) upstairs at Tokyo Rose. Free, 9:30pm. (W)
FRIDAY, January 2
20th Annual Charlottesville Antique Show: Period and country furniture from the 18th and 19th centuries. Textiles, silver, jewelry, oriental rugs, linens, books, prints, and other distinctive accessories. Appraisals on Saturday and Sunday. 6:30-9:30pm. Omni Hotel 296-8018.
First Colony Winery: Wine and Soup. Noon-5pm. 1650 Harris Creek Road. $8 per person includes tasting, wine glass, and soup. 979-7105.
The Grandsons at Ashland Coffee & Tea: Having just released their fourth CD, The Grandsons-&endash; Live at the Barns, the group brings its "American music in a blender" sound (rockabilly, blues, swing, etc.) to Charlottesville for what is sure to be a genre-hopping night. $6, 8pm.
Vernon Fisher (romantic side of jazz) at Bashir's Taverna. No cover, 6:30pm. (W)
John & Mary (from 10,000 Maniacs) at Gravity Lounge. $12, 8:30pm.
SATURDAY, January 3
First Colony Winery: See Friday, January 2.
20th Annual Charlottesville Antique Show: See Friday, January 2.
First Saturday bird walk: Sponsored by the Monticello Bird Club and the Ivy Creek Foundation. 7.30am at the parking lot of the Ivy Creek Foundation off Earlysville Road. Free. 972-7772.
Eli Cook and Robert Coombs at Rapunzel's Coffee & Books: Blues player Cook combines with quirky performer Coombs for an evening of good times in Lovingston. $5, 7:30pm.
Duck Baker (fingerstyle jazz guitarist) at Ashland Coffee & Tea. $8, 8pm.
CommonbonD at Gravity Lounge. $10, 8:30pm.
CD Release Mini-Tour: Mark McKay w/ Andy Grimm at the Mountain View Grill. $5, 7:30pm and 9pm.
The Fair Weather Bums (bluegrass) at Shebeen. No cover, 9:30pm. (W)
The Dawning: at Tokyo Rose. $5, 10:30pm.
Mining Vinyl– Synthesis (House/Trance/Breaks) with Sroud and Friends at Gravity Lounge. $5, 9pm.
Mike Seeger takes Requests at the Prism. $18/$15 advance, 8pm.
The Extreme Animals at Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar. No cover, 8pm.
SUNDAY, January 4
First Colony Winery: See Friday, January 2.
Tracking the wooly and wild: Join experts to search for signs of wildlife on the trails of the Ivy Creek Natural Area. Meet at the Ivy Creek Natural Area barn, off Earlysville Road. 9am. Free. 972-7772.
20th Annual Charlottesville Antique Show: See Friday, January 2.
The Hogwaller Ramblers (bluegrass mayhem) at Escafé. No cover, 10pm. (W)
The Zing Kings at Gravity Lounge. Free, 11am.
Wave featuring Juliana Marquez at Gravity Lounge. $5, 7:30pm.
MONDAY, January 5
Open Mic Night with Charles Davis at Baja Bean. No cover, signup 8:30pm/9pm. (W)
Jackson Gibson at Coupe DeVille's. No cover, 10:30pm. (W)
Max Collins (experimental acoustic) at Michael's Bistro. No cover, 10:30pm. (W)
Open Mic Night at Miller's. Free, 9:30 signup/10pm start. (W)
George Melvin (piano merriment) at South Street Brewery. No cover, 9:30pm. (W)
Jim Ryan (jazz bass and love songs) upstairs at Tokyo Rose. Free, 9pm. (W)
Travis Elliot (pop) at the Virginian. No cover, 10:30pm. (W)
TUESDAY, January 6
Karaoke Night at Baja Bean. Free, 8pm. (W)
Jamie and Rolland (partial bluegrass mayhem) at the Blue Moon Diner. No cover, 8pm. (W)
Glen Mack at Coupe DeVille's. No cover, 10:30pm. (W)
Matt Curreri at Gravity Lounge. $5, 8:30pm.
Vernon Fisher (mellow jazz) at Sheben. No cover, 7pm. (W)
WEDNESDAY, January 7
Political meeting: People interested in knowing more about Howard Dean or who would like to support his campaign meet at 7pm at the Gordon Avenue library off Rugby Road and at the Starr Hill Restaurant/Art Gallery on Main Street. Info: 296-3442 or email@example.com.
Benny Dodd (cover-man) at Coupe DeVille's. No cover, 10pm. (W)
Fountainhead (organic jamming) at Gravity Lounge. $5, 8:30pm.
Jeff Decker and Mike Rosensky Quartet (jazz) at Miller's. No cover, 9pm. (W)
Open Jam at Rapunzel's Coffee & Books. Free, 7pm. (W)
Middle Eastern Belly Dance Class at Rapunzel's Coffee & Books. Free, 6:30pm. (W)
Mark Goldstein and Tusker (acoustic rock) upstairs at Tokyo Rose. No cover, 9:30pm. (W)
Plasmodium (experimental sounds and records) at Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar. No cover, 8pm.
THURSDAY, January 8
Dean Fields at Ashland Coffee & Tea: "Really nice" would be a good description of roots-popper Dean Fields-&endash; the songs on his 2002 release Imitations are a showcase for his fine slightly John Mayer-esque voice. $5, 8pm.
Jim Waive (country-folk) at the Blue Moon Diner. Free, 8pm (W)
Karaoke Night with DJ Wild Wes at Buffalo Wild Wings. Free, 9pm (W)
Chicken Head Blues Band at Dürty Nelly's. $4, 9pm. (W)
Jeff Romano and Andy Friedman at Gravity Lounge. $5, 8:30pm.
John D'earth and friends (freeform jazz) at Miller's. $4, 10pm. (W)
Game Night at Rapunzel's Coffee & Books. Free, 5 pm. (W)
Middle Eastern Belly Dance Class at Rapunzel's Coffee & Books. Free, 6:30pm. (W)
Kathy Olsen Trio (jazz) upstairs at Tokyo Rose. Free, 9:30pm. (W)
Upcoming and Ongoing:
One in ten: VABook is sponsoring a comic poetry contest. Ten lines or fewer to make the grade. Make former poet laureate and funny-man George Garrett belly-laugh to take the prize. Deadline February 10. Details on the VABook.org website.
Something different: Beginning January 4, Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church shows the abstract relief acrylic paintings of David Breeden, more famously known about town for his sculpture. 717 Rugby Road. 293-8179.
Seeking artists: Charlottesville in 2 Dimensions is receiving artwork in any medium from any age artist depicting scenes of Charlottesville, on Friday, January 31, 1-5pm at McGuffey Art Center. $500 Best in Show Award + age appropriate awards. $10 per entry. All work submitted will be displayed. Information and application at artinplace.org. Show at McGuffey is February 3-29, 2004.
Measuring up: The Virginia Discovery Museum takes a Magical Measurement History Tour in their latest back gallery exhibit. Kids can explore the tools, units, and reasoning behind the evolution of measuring. Included in the price of admission. East end of the Downtown Mall. 977-1025. vadm.org.
Star search: Two centuries ago, Lewis and Clark didn't have GPS. They and other explorers used the stars to navigate uncharted lands and waterways. The Science Museum of Virginia gives modern travelers the chance to "Follow That Star!" in their new multimedia Planetarium show now through January 11. Included in the price of admission. 2500 W. Broad St., Richmond. 800-659-1727. smv.org.
IMAX is huge!: The five-story IMAX screen at the Science Museum of Virginia has a plethora of offerings this fall. Extreme offers a glimpse into the unique relationship between nature and humanity including athletes involved in big wave surfing, ice climbing, skiing, snowboarding, windsurfing, and rock climbing.
Body works: If you like to know how things work from the inside out, you'll love this IMAX film at the Science Museum of Virginia. Through January 9, visitors can examine, in all its mega-screen glory, the inner workings of their insides in The Human Body. Call or see website for schedule and cost. 2500 W. Broad St., Richmond. 800-659-1727. smv.org.
Westward ho!: Fans of Lewis and Clark can join the great adventurers and their Corps of Discovery on their grueling two-year trek across the continent in the giant-screen IMAX film "Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West" now through January 9. Call or see website for schedule and cost. 2500 W. Broad St., Richmond. 800-659-1727. smv.org.
Button Kick-Off: First Night buttons are the price of admission and are $12 per adult and $6 for children 4-12. Children ages three and under are free. Buttons available at Timberlakes Drug Store, Spenser's 206, Plan 9 (both), Blue Ridge Mountain Sports (Barracks Road Shopping Center), and Dippin Dots (Fashion Square Mall).
Separation support group for lesbians and gay men: If you have experienced a break and need a safe place to cope with your loss. Meets Thursdays 7pm-8.30pm. 978 2195.
Talk the talk: Join in the conversation with English as Second Language learners as they interact with native English speakers at the Dialogue Café. In the Adult Learning Center at 1000 Preston Ave. Thursdays 11:30am-1pm. 245-2815.
Seminar on Stained Glass: Every Saturday, geared to the beginner but open to anyone. Call by Friday to reserve a spot. Blue Ridge Glass &Craft, McIntire Business Park at 1724 Allied St. Free. 3:30-5pm. 293 2876.
Settling down: Midday Meditation, Tuesdays 12:15-12.45pm and Thursdays, 12:15-1:15pm. Free, but donations are accepted. Gesher Center, 1824 University Circle. 970-7836.
Habitat for Humanity: Volunteers with a yen to build or paint for a good cause needed for projects in the area. 293-9066.
Canine Companions for Independence: The national nonprofit organization that trains assistance dogs for people with physical and developmental disabilities is looking for people interested in becoming volunteer puppy raisers. 800-572-BARK or cci.org.
Families anonymous: A free, self-help fellowship for anyone concerned with the destructive behavior of loved ones (emotional problems, drugs, or alcohol, etc.) meets at 7pm each Monday at Aldersgate Methodist Church,1500 E. Rio Road behind Fashion Square Mall, rear lower level entrance. 923-7929.
Narcotics anonymous: Meets daily. Call for information and meeting place: 434-979-8298.
The University of Virginia Library swings with "Portraits of the Golden Age of Jazz: Photographs by William P. Gottlieb," on display, along with other items related to the Harlem Renaissance, through March 5. McGregor Room, Alderman Library. 924-3025
The Second Street Gallery inaugurates its brand spanking new space with "30 Years: Three Decades of New Art," featuring recent works by 55 artists from SSG's past. Through February 1. City Center for Contemporary Arts, corner of Second St. SE and E. Water St. 977-7284.
The C&O Gallery presents John Wade's photographs of southern Tuscany. The gallery pulses with "a landscape from another planet." Next door to the C&O Restaurant, 511 E. Water St. 971-7044.
Shake off the chill with a visit to Angelo Jewelry, where Ann Therese Verkerke's "Hot Flashes&emdash; Tropical Images in Oil" is on display through February 29. 220 E. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 971-9256.
David Cochrane's abstract/geometric paintings and Matisse- and Picasso-influenced portraits are on view at the architectural firm of Stoneking/Von Storch. Fifth and Water streets, Second Floor. 295-4204.
Galerie LaParlière is showing "Impressionist Bouquets," new works by French artist Maryvonne LaParlière. Also through January, "Angels on Wood," frescoes. 414 E. Jefferson St. 245-1365. laparliere.com.
Beatrix Ost explores what contributes to the formation of identity in "Intimacy: 15 Minutes of Drawing," on display at Les Yeux du Monde@dot2Dot through January. 115 S. First St. 973-5566. See Art feature, page XX.
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church is showing "Once Upon a Time in Europe," acrylic paintings by Angela Corriveau. 717 Rugby Road. 293-8179.
L'étoile Restaurant displays paintings by local artists Barry Gordon and Malcolm Hughes. Gordon's abstract works feature interiors and everyday objects; Hughes portrays landscapes in the Impressionist style. Through January. 817 W. Main St. (across from the Amtrak Station). 979-7957.
Take a stroll through the 57 acres of Virginia's first-ever Sculpture Park, located on the grounds of Baker-Butler Elementary School. 2740 Proffit Road. 974-7777x1402.
Paintings by Gloria Mitchell are on display at The Artful Lodger, 1807 Seminole Trail. 970-1900.
"Recent Works by The Virginia Stone Carvers Guild," an exhibition of sculptures by eight artists, runs through January 9 at the ArtSpace gallery on the third floor of Newcomb Hall. 924-4164. email@example.com.
In January, Christine Rich displays her watercolor exhibition at Art Upstairs entitled "Architectural Fragments." 316 E. Main St., above The Hardware Store, on the Downtown Mall. 923-3900.
"Art and the Natural World," an exhibit featuring science themes, is on display at the Science and Engineering Library's new reading room. The exhibit is a highlight of the library's grand opening in Clark Hall, and will be up through the academic year. The exhibit features work by UVA art faculty. 924-3628.
The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection displays "Kulam Kannga (Beginning): New Work from the Lockhart River Art Gang," plus "Photographs of Lockhart River" by Kerry Trapnell through January 24. 400 Peter Jefferson Place, off Rt. 250 east at Pantops. 244-0234.
Jerry O'Dell's paintings and stained glass creations are on view at Blue Ridge Glass & Crafts. 1724 Allied St. 293-2876.
In January, the McGuffey Art Center features Frederic Crist's "The Pillar Series," an exhibition of forged metal abstractions of controlled chaos, plus its New Members Group Show. 201 Second St. NW. 295-7973.
It's wild and woolly (not to mention surreal) in a mammoth kind of way at Hotcakes, which is displaying the paintings of Mary Atkinson through February 1. Barracks Road Shopping Center. 295-6037.
In January, Pamela Reynold's recent paintings arrive at Bozart Gallery. 211 West Main St. 296-4669.
The University of Virginia Art Museum presents "The Moon Has No Home: Japanese Color Woodblock Prints from the Collection" through March 7. 155 Rugby Road. 924-3952.
The John Ruseau Watercolor Gallery features paintings by John Ruseau, along with art and objects from the Connecticut-based Mystic Seaport Museum. York Place on the Downtown Mall. 977-0627.
Martha Jefferson Hospital presents "3 Views of Landscape," featuring work by Robert Llewellyn, Scott Smith, and Barbara Southworth, through March 1. 459 Locust Ave. 982-7000.
Sunspots Studios in Staunton offer live glassblowing demonstrations every day by master glassblower Phillip Nolley and art glass artist Minh Martin, both in residence. Corner of Lewis and Middlebrook streets in downtown Staunton, across from the train station. 540-885-0678.
First Fridays: January 2
Angelo Jewelry hosts a reception for Ann Thérèse Verkerke's exhibition "Hot Flashes&emdash;Tropical Images in Oil" 5:30-8pm. 220 E. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 971-9256.
The C&O Gallery opens its photography exhibit of John Wade's "Images of Southern Tuscany." 5:30-7:30pm. Next door to the C&O Restaurant, 511 E. Water St. 971-7044.
Cilli Original Designs Gallery celebrates the photographs of Aimee Wade and the prints and paintings of Gracey Sessoms with an opening reception 6-10pm. 112 E. Main St., under the Jefferson Theater. 242-4212.
The McGuffey Art Center hosts a reception for Frederic Crist's "The Pillar Series," an exhibition of forged metal abstractions of controlled chaos, and for its New Members Group Show. New members Zen Monkey Project, Brad Stoller and Prospect Dance Group will stage performances. 5:30-7:30pm. 201 Second St. NW. 295-7973.
Welcome Pamela Reynolds to Bozart Gallery and enjoy her paintings at a reception, 6-9p.m. 211 W. Main on the Downtown Mall. 296-3919.
Art Upstairs holds an artist's reception for Christine Rich, whose watercolor exhibition, "Architectural Fragments," is on view. 5:30-9pm. 316 E. Main St., above The Hardware Store, on the Downtown Mall. 923-3900.
Mudhouse hosts an artist's reception to welcome painter Mike George and his acrylic paintings. 6-8pm. W. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 984-6833.
Drawing room: Ost gets intimate
Last week I received a letter announcing the retirement of my favorite college art professor. I immediately flashed to the warm-up exercises in his drawing classes. As a model shifted poses every few minutes, I worked feverishly to capture the angle of an elbow or the twist of a spine. Mr. Lloyd would quietly walk around the room, stopping to gesture at the lines on my page.
"This works well," he would say, or, "Nice passage."
Looking at the 148 pieces in Beatrix Ost's "Intimacy: 15 Minutes of Drawing," currently on view at Les Yeux du Monde@dot2dot, I heard Mr. Lloyd's words echoing in my head.
Ost creates her figurative drawings using a range of media&emdash; pencil, pen and ink, conté crayon, charcoal, ink wash&emdash; on a variety of papers&emdash; from butcherblock to smooth white. Arranged across the gallery's walls, they give the collective impression of a dramatic mosaic, each tile an Ost experiment in conveying a sense of her subject.
Ost suggests in her artist's statement that intimacy is "stillness: silent, motionless meditation on the sitter's part, accompanied only by the singing of graphite on paper. A kind of Platonic camera, tracing the most essential outlines of life."
The intimacy here is not found in the nude (in fact, some of Ost's models are fully clothed), but in the focused, quick drawing, which requires an immediate confidence and surety of hand. Like striking up a friendship while traveling, there's no time for pretense or doubt. Trust is required from the outset.
Some of Ost's pieces keep to minimal, bare-bones lines for impact, such as the pencil "Helen Bath II" (#96), in which a woman reclines diagonally across the page. Elsewhere, Ost works and re-works her initial drawings, enhancing highlights or adding unexpected color (a shock of turquoise hair, for example).
Ost also plays with composition. Sometimes her subjects are fully represented and centrally seated. In other cases, the artist truncates their bodies or splays them upside down across the page or locates them in an unexpected section of the available space.
In "Beate Bending" (#139), Ost places her figure in the lower right corner of the page. Viewed from behind, the woman's pastel-shaded hips and legs dominate, as billowing black and red-striped fabrics swallow her down-leaning torso. Yet Ost leaves the upper left half of the drawing empty, balancing the worked area and creating a sense of yin-yang.
This works well.
Beatrix Ost's "Intimacy: 15 Minutes of Drawing" is on view at Les Yeux du Monde@dot2dot through January.
Holiday wishlist: Who gets
Ali's GOAT?
It's the bookworm's year-end irony: the "best-of" literary compendiums hit the presses, fodder for the already inhumanly long list you tote about to the library and bookstores; then, just as you've whittled down the top five titles you hope to get a crack at over the holidays, well-wishing gift givers load your bedside table with half a dozen hardcovers– none on the list, all enticing.
The solution to the confounding law is to keep adding to the list. You'll improve the odds that one of the tomes wrapped up under the Christmas tree is actually one you wanted, keep the economy humming, and give me an opportunity to plug my Hook Holiday Wishlist.
Lively history: Dreamland by Kevin Baker (in paperback by Perennial) is a fable of love and survival in turn-of-the-century New York. Starring Coney Island dwarf-barkers, Orchard Street meydelas, and gangsters named Kid Twist and Gyp the Blood, with cameo appearances from Tammany bosses and a decidedly disoriented Sigmund Freud.
Also available in paperback this year is Baker's Paradise Alley, a novel of the 1863 New York draft riots and the scary micks that led them. It's not as satisfying as Dreamland, but a sight more exciting than Leonardo DiCaprio in a brawl.
For more on the dark dawn of the American leisure era, travel to Chicago, site of the 1893 World Exhibition and the modern era's first serial killing spree, as recounted in Erik Larson's non-fictional The Devil in the White City (this one made the San Francisco Chronicle's year-ender).
Lives of the Artists: The world would be decidedly more ignorant about life in the 17th century without the prolific and ribald diaries of Samuel Pepys. Claire Tomalin harnesses the man's spirit and historical contributions in her biography Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self, which is much shorter than Pepys' 10-volume account and which won this year's prestigious Whitbread Prize.
Jumping ahead in 200-year bounds, read a critically acclaimed life of Pushkin by T.J. Binyon and the first of three memoirs by the ineffable Gabriel Garcia Marquez, entitled Living to Tell the Tale.
Heavy Hitters: For those who anticipate multiple snowed-in afternoons and sleepless flu-socked nights, the best bet may be to invest in one single endless tome. For that, consider Infinite Jest, Master of the Senate, or the astonishing 75 pound tribute to Muhammad Ali, GOAT. Limited to 10,000 signed editions, GOAT features 800 pages, a Luis Vuitton leather jacket cover, and specially commissioned art from Jeff Koons. No mere candidate for the year's best list, GOAT is nothing less than the Greatest Of All Time.
The above suggestions are made with the best intentions and in good faith and can all be purchased in local bookstores. The notable exception to both these statements is GOAT.
Take to the streets: First Night rules outside
While hangover cures go beyond the scope of this column (although thistle milk, if you can find it, has been known to work wonders), there's a radical alternative to waking up on New Year's day feeling painful regret for an evening's merriment.
First Night is the alcohol-free, family-friendly celebration on the Downtown Mall, from 3pm to midnight on New Year's Eve. Founded in 1976 by a group of Boston artists keen to show their work to sober people, the party has become a nationwide phenomenon. Charlottesville is proud to have pioneered it 22 years ago, as the second city in the nation to adopt the festivity.
But to call First Night "an alcohol-free family-friendly community celebration," runs the risk of making it sound more wholesome than fun. In fact, there will be more than 37 live performers, many of them putting on several shows in the nine-hour period.
Mardi Gras without the booze? Maybe not quite. An evening of serious entertainment? Certainly.
The festivities, which are paid for by business sponsors and the sale of admissions buttons, culminate in fireworks at midnight at Lane field on McIntire Road.
While newcomers have been known to remark upon Charlottesville's homogeneity, the performances, at least, will reflect a multitude of cultures.
This year's event has been titled "Celebrate in the Street!" and shows range from the "Buckingham Lining Bar Gang," made up of African-American railroad maintenance crew veterans who recreate traditional work songs, to "The Sugar Ridge Quartet," which takes chamber music in new directions.
Then there's John McCutcheon, the folk singer with five back-to-back Grammy nominations and Mark Nizer, a comedian whose tricks include juggling five ping pong balls using only his mouth.
"First Night is really diverse," says executive director Cynthia McIlnay. "I think it really pulls together Charlottesville."
Children can join in the fun at "Creation Station," featuring magic, music, clowning and costume-making to prepare for the New Year's Eve parade&endash; also known as "The Grand People's Processional" at 5:30pm.
And for those determined to end the year in an altered state, there's Zack Thomas, hypnotist and comedian.
First Night will be on the Downtown Mall, from 3pm to midnight on January 31. Admission buttons are sold in advance at all Charlottesville Kroger stores, Mincer's, Timberlake's, Plan 9 Records and St. Anne's Belfield Bookstore. Buttons are $10 adults, $5 children 12 and under. Reserved seating tickets for selected performances will be available for $2 on December 29, 30, 31, 11am-2pm at the First Night Headquarters in the Omni Hotel Atrium. 975-8269.
First night fun: Magical celebrations welcome 2004
Hold onto your seats everybody. This year's First Night Virginia promises to be the rockin'est New Year's Eve party ever. Now in its 22nd year, First Night offers eight very full hours of the widest variety of family-friendly, non-alcoholic entertainment imaginable.
Kids can get an early jump on the fun at "Creation Station" at the Omni beginning at 4:30pm. Paper, paste, paints, glitter… all the cool stuff is here for rowdy revelers to decorate themselves (strollers and wagons, too) with colorful costumes, party hats, and noise-makers in preparation for the Grand Processional Parade down the Mall at 5:30pm.
Mary Poppins will be singing, dancing, and telling stories with partiers. Bumpy the Clown, Dr. Magic Jr., and MetLife's Snoopy will also be celebrating at Creation Station, which is open until 7pm.
Not to be missed (because they are so-o-o tall) are the stilt walkers from Second Story Theatre who will be making mischief on the Mall throughout the evening. Mr. Magic's Family Magic Show is back by popular demand at the Jefferson Theatre. Applause Unlimited Theatre makes their own sort of magic using hand puppets to tell American folk-tales at Temple Beth-Israel Sanctuary. And hosts of WTJU's "Tell Us a Tale" Peter Jones and Jen Hoffman will be telling stories in their own unique way at Central Library.
Five-time Grammy nominee folksinger John McCutcheon has two performances at First Baptist Church. Fans may want to consider paying $2 more for reserved seating tickets for his 4:30pm show, which will be especially geared for children.
Juggler, comedian, and major crowd pleaser Mark Nizer returns to wow the throngs with several brand new feats along with some everyday sorts of fun including (don't try this at home, kids) juggling five ping pong balls with his mouth, hang gliding as he hoists objects into the air, and something with toilet paper that you'll never forget.
Little party animals can make horns, squawkers, and bells to ring in the New Year at the Virginia Discovery Museum. Families wearing First Night buttons can get in free and explore all the terrific exhibits and displays from 2-5pm.
And if the wee ones can make it all the way to midnight, they can watch the New Year explode on the scene with a fireworks display that's bigger and better than the 4th of July.
There's oodles more fun for celebrators of all ages making this party in the streets the most entertaining way to ring in the New Year for everyone.
First Night Virginia events take place all around the Downtown Mall on December 31 from 4:30pm-12:30am. Admission buttons are on sale at Timberlake's Drug Store on the Downtown Mall, Blue Ridge Mountain Sports in Barracks Road Shopping Center, and both Plan 9 Records locations. Buttons are $12 adults, $6 children 4-12. A special family deal of $30 for two adults and two children is available December 29-30 at the FNV headquarters at the Omni on the west end of the Downtown Mall. Schedules, maps, on-line sales, and lots more information are available at firstnightvirginia.org. 975-8269.
Believe!: Nizer stuns and amazes
BY STEPHEN BOYKEWICH &endash; email@example.com
Once in a generation, there is born a man or woman who challenges our most basic ideas about ourselves and the world, who makes us redefine what we believe. Sometimes it's a novelist, a physicist, an historian. But more often than not, it's a juggler.
It's happened again. To the envy of novelists, physicists, and historians everywhere, Mark Nizer has asserted himself as the true wonder-worker of our time. Oh, he tries to keep things light. He tries to hide the revolutionary force of his work behind his humor, calling himself, among other things, "the juggler your mother warned you about." But this Wednesday, when he performs twice as part of the First Night Virginia festivities, the veil will be lifted.
Prepare yourself to be shaken to the core. By juggling.
We call him a juggler for lack of a term worthy of his powers. Other titles seem even less adequate. "Juggler-comedian"? True, he's performed with Bob Hope, Jerry Seinfeld, and Arsenio Hall. But how can "juggler-comedian" describe a man who makes an audience believe, as he puts it, that "the impossible is possible, the improbable is probable"?
More significantly, how does he do it? Juggling five ping-pong balls at a height of 20 feet with his mouth, for one. Not impressed? There's also the Laser Diabolo, with which Nizer sends four lasers whirling over the audience's heads at 1000 RPM. Too ethereal? What will you say when Nizer, before your very eyes, juggles a bowling ball, an electric carving knife, and a burning propane tank– all at once?
How many novelists do you know who can do that?
As long as Nizer lived in Los Angeles, we could hide ourselves from the revelation. But he was here last First Night, and he must have liked what he saw, because he now he lives in Charlottesville. If you need proof of the man's preternatural sensitivity, consider his reaction to his first year of Charlottesville life:
"Stranger things have happened to me since I moved here," Nizer says, "than ever happened in LA. Earthquakes, wildfires, and riots are nothing compared to the local color here."
He's one of us now. Prepare yourselves.
The fact that he performs twice in one day does make for a dilemma, though, and its one you'll have to solve for yourself. If I go only once, can I live with myself for having missed a chance to see this man, this force, this power?
If I go twice, can my heart take it?
Mark Nizer performs at 4:30pm and 7:30pm on Wed, December 31, in Lane Auditorium, Albemarle County Office Building, 401 McIntire Road. Ticket are $2 with First Night General Admission button ($6-12). 975-8269.
Finding the ropes: On the road to timelessness?
I've been finding myself using the fabulous late '70s/early '80s eight-hit-wonders Dire Straits as a touch point for a number of reviewed acts of late, and I'm kinda digging that fact. To merely call the Straits an overgrown bar-band is to do their memory harm, for although it's plain to see where the group's influences lie (booze and cigarettes seem to ooze from the group's recordings), the group also possessed one of the better songwriters of his generation, Mark Knopfler.
Any man who can write tunes like "Romeo and Juliet" and "Sultans of Swing," as well as the lyrically fabulous "Lady Writer" ("Lady writer on the TV, Talk about the Virgin Mary/Reminded me of you, Expectation left to come up to yeah") is someone I'd like to buy a drink for.
DC singer/songwriter Mark McKay's acoustic-rock tunes are not quite as timeless as Knopfler's, but McKay has released only one studio album so far– it took the Straits seven years to break it big with Brothers in Arms in '85– so the artist has some time to become a legend.
Hailing from Chicago, McKay moved to the DC area a few years back and played in the band "Sixty Acres" before embarking on a solo career three years ago. "Constantine Gardens" is the first song from McKay's latest release, Live from the Memory Hotel (actually it's live a number of places, including Jammin Java in Vienna, up near Tyson's), is a sweet lightly strummed folk/pop tune.
"Forget the night you've done it before, and this time there's no coming back to me" McKay relates to a amazingly quiet audience, his clean, slightly John Popper (Blues Traveler's frontman)-sounding voice ringing out clear into space.
"Black and Blue Over You," a song from McKay's 2001 release, Nothing Personal, is a bit more my cup of tea, employing a full band with a fine sense of Strait-ish dynamics. McKay's simple acoustic starts the tune off, and shortly seizure-esque heartbeat bass swings in with the songs distant drums. The atmosphere of the track, with its haunting slide guitar, probably most reminds me of Straits' tunes like the aforementioned "Sultans of Swing," though that song's pure joyous nature is noticeably absent here.
"Nashville," a tune that makes its appearance on both of McKay's releases, is an organ-tinged slow pop-mover, a moody remembrance of love-lost (definitely my least favorite kind), where "A million miles to Nashville" provides the song's fitting credo with its emotionally distant lyrical content.
McKay's got some songwriting chops– maybe he's not yet a Knopfler, but I'd buy him a drink.
CD Release Mini-Tour: Mark McKay with Andy Grimm perform at the Mountain View Grill. $5, 7:30pm and 9pm.


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I heard that what happened was Daniel Snyder came running into the room at the last minute and said "while I'm attracted to the fact that Jenkins will cost a lot, I'm concerned he may actually be a quality free agent acquisition – let's not do it".
I heard that what happened was Daniel Snyder came running into the room at the last minute and said "while I'm attracted to the fact that Jenkins will cost a lot, I'm concerned he may actually be a quality free agent acquisition – let's not do it".
Note to all GM's….do exactly the opposite of Daniel Snyder.
In other news, what the hell is going on in Chicago?
1. They traded Olsen today leaving Cutler with two lumbering blocking tight-ends. His only target is Knox and Hester. Neither are #1 WR's in this league. Not that Olsen was a key target in a Martz offense but he was one of the few weapons Cutler had among the worst WR/TE group in the league.
2. Forte is considering not reporting to camp until he gets a new contract. I think he reports but they almost have to save some cap room to give him a new deal during the season or risk losing him.
3. Their best offensive lineman (Kreutz) is a free agent but was expected to re-sign with the Bears. His agent said today they were disappointed in the Bear's offer and apparently the 49ers are making a run at him. In the least, it is now going to cost them more $ to retain the guy.
They were 30th in the league last year in yards per game…..how does any of this make them better?
Davek – what makes you think the Bears' front office has any idea how to make a team better? This is exactly what I would expect.
Bears have signed Roy Williams. Big gamble in potential but if it hits, it will hit big.
Roy Williams wasn't that good when he was good and he has been terrible the last two years. He caught 37 passes last year. In 2009 he caught 38. Plus he is injury prone. Plus, he is stupid. He mailed a $75,000 engagement ring in the mail. She said no to his video proposal and then he had to sue her to get the ring back. But, what the hell, Mike Martz coached him before so it must be a good signing.
They signed another Cowboy WR also today. Sam Hurd. He caught 14 balls in 2010 in 15 games and 7 balls the year before in 16 games. Nice…
Philly lands Cullen.. This is crazy, Eagles have got nuts.
Packers are going to be thin depthwise. B. Jackson, Colledge, Spitz, Jenkins, chillar, Barnett, Poppinga all gone, possibly Hall and Jones. A price to be paid for winning the Super Bowl (and so many injuries last year).
Well, this is good news
keeping the weapons around Rodgers. We haven't lost any, in fact we gained weapons.
With Finley and Grant returning, And drafting Cobb and Alex Green. And being able to keep James Jones.
Jennings Jordy Driver Jones Cobb Finley Grant Starks Green.
Great news.
More good news: Barnett doesn't go to the Lions: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/31/bills-bag-barnett/


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In CUDA, Supercomputing for the Masses: Part 13 of this article series, I resumed the discussion of "texture memory" began in Part 11 of this series and included information such as the recently introduced CUDA Toolkit 2.2 that added ability to write to global memory on the GPU that has a 2D texture bound to it. This installment focuses on debugging techniques and how CUDA-GDB can be used to effectively diagnose and debug CUDA code -- with an emphasis on how to speed the process when looking through large amounts of data as well as the thread syntax and semantic differences needed to debug kernels while they are running on the GPU.
Upfront, youo need to be aware of two important points about the current state of CUDA-GDB:
- It only runs on UNIX-based systems. Microsoft users in particular should look to the recently announced Visual Studio debugger, which I'll cover in a future column.
- X11 cannot be running on the GPU that is used for debugging. Instead use either a multi-GPU system or kill X11 and remotely access the single-GPU system via ssh, VNC, or some other method.
This article also provides an admittedly contrived debugging example. I recommend everyone look though it -- regardless of their previous experience with GDB -- for the following reasons:
- Everyone new to CUDA-GDB: Example commands demonstrate how to use the new CUDA thread syntax and highlight semantic changes that allow debugging and stepping through kernels running on CUDA-enabled graphics processors.
- Beginners: This example shows how to set breakpoints (both symbolically and by line number) as well as performing other basic debugging operations including: running the program, stepping execution through the source code line-by-line, continuing program execution, and exiting the debugger.
- Experts: GPUs are fast, which generally means that debugging a CUDA application requires digging through large amounts of data to find a problem. Putting a little thought into debugging strategies including the application of debugger helper functions and GDB artificial arrays can really save debugging time (and personal sanity).
Essentially CUDA-GDB is a port of the GNU GDB debugger version 6.6. Programmers who have used GDB in the past will find they are already familiar with CUDA-GDB and should look to this article for CUDA specific tips. Newcomers to GDB will be able to use this article to begin debugging their software right away, but should look to one of the many extensive tutorials and references on the Internet to find out more about the comprehensive set of features available within this powerful debugging tool. One obvious starting place is the GNU documentation for GDB. Regardless of skill level, all CUDA developers should at least glance over the latest version of CUDA-GDB: The NVIDIA CUDA Debugger.
Debugging Methods Prior to CUDA-GDB
Prior to the creation of CUDA-GDB, the easiest and least elegant method of debugging a CUDA program was to add print statements to the source code and compile to run in the emulator (initiated by passing the
-deviceemu or
-device-emulation flag to the nvcc compiler). Since the emulator runs on the host processor (and not on the GPU), the
An alternative method that actually utilizes the GPU and permits examination of GPU calculated results utilizes
cudaMemcpy() to transfer any variables of interest from the GPU to a scratch location on the host. Host-based methods (including GDB and/or print statements) can then be used to examine the information in the scratch location to hopefully diagnose the problem. Later in this article, I will use this technique to demonstrate a simple helper debugging function for CUDA-GDB to identify an error when writing to a large CUDA vector.
Mapped Memory and the Importance of Regression Testing
It is worthwhile mentioning at this point that the new mapped memory capability, introduced in the CUDA 2.2 release, provides an important (and convenient) new capability to facilitate regression testing when porting legacy application code to CUDA. Without question, regression testing is an essential software practice. It cannot be emphasized too strongly how important this technique is in creating and verifying correctly working software!
In the case of legacy software, the developer already has a working code base that can be used for comparison with GPU generated results to help identify errors. Mapped memory (discussed in Part 12, "CUDA 2.2 Changes the Data Movement Paradigm") greatly facilitates this process by transparently maintaining a synchronized version of data between both the host and device memory spaces. With care, the programmer can exploit this transparent synchronization to keep the original software functional throughout the entire porting project. As a result, there will be a known working version that can be used to compare all GPU results and intermediate results.
Essentially new CUDA kernels can be incorporated into the legacy code without having to think about explicitly moving data off the host and onto the GPU, which allows easy switching between the new CUDA kernel(s) and corresponding original host code. The new GPU version can then be evaluated on one or more test cases to see if it produces correct results. If an error is identified, then the original host code for that phase of the calculation -- plus intermediate results -- can be used to quickly identify the first appearance of the error in the GPU code. Eventually, enough of the calculation will reside on the GPU so it no longer becomes necessary to maintain synchronization with the host and mapping can be disabled or removed -- thus creating a GPU only version of the legacy code that can run a full-speed without any PCI bottlenecks.


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If you've ever bought a watering can, bag of fertilizer or bird bath from a garden centre, it probably came from Ed Les.
From his giant warehouse operation, Eddi's Wholesale in Langley, he supplies more than 1,200 independent garden centres across Canada with a range of more than 16,000 individual items.
That includes everything from pruners and plant markers, trowels, pots and hanging baskets, fire pits and gnomes, garden gloves and wind chimes, tomato cages, trellises, loppers, grass seed and knee-pads — whew. You name it, Les sells it, and the list is long. His warehouse is the place for one-stop shopping for garden centre owners.
But there is another side to Les that often comes as a big surprise to those who think they know him well.
When he is not placing orders for more rakes or hummingbird feeders, he tiptoes away from his desk to his favourite hideaway: a vegetable garden, tucked away along the forgotten south side of his warehouse.
On a long, narrow strip of ground, measuring 10 metres wide by 80 metres long, he grows a vast amount of vegetables — potatoes, beets, cucumbers, beans, radishes, onions, lettuce and more — in neat rows of raised beds; 21 in total all built from 2-by-12 planks. There are also a few greenhouses here that he uses to grow tomatoes, and he has also built a few waist-high "table beds" to eliminate the need for bending and kneeling.
At 75, Les has handed over most of the daily grind of the business to younger family members.
He spends a little time in the morning offering his advice and ideas, then he escapes as quickly as possible through the side door of the warehouse and out into his personal sanctuary — the veggie patch.
"I love it out here in the garden. It is what I like to do. I come in to give a little advice — it only takes half an hour — and then I am out here.
"When they were building the warehouse, they left this strip of land and the idea was for us to landscape it, but I suggested instead that we make a vegetable garden."
There is still one other side to this story that always makes me think of Les as the Mr. Fezziwig of horticultural.
(Remember, Fezziwig, Scrooge's jolly employer, the kindly capitalist in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, who always put people before profits and believed in looking after employees as if they were family?)
Les started his vegetable garden three years ago not just as a fun hobby, but also as a way of growing fresh vegetables for his staff.
"All the produce I grow here goes to the people who work for me," he says. "I take it to the lunch room and they come and help themselves to as much as they like.
"Fresh out of the garden, it tastes twice as good as stuff out of the store."
Lettuce is a favourite. Beans and beets go quickly, too. Gooseberries not so fast. Strawberries never get to the lunch room — they are picked straight from the plants growing in large tubs.
But the vegetable that Les most loves giving away is the Mammoth Improved Onion — a giant six-pound bigger-than-a-Walla-Walla onion that takes two hands to hold, having a circumference of 22 inches or more.
Les orders seeds each year from Robinsons and Sons, of Sunny Bank, Forton, near Preston, in Lancashire, England.
By September, he ends up with about 500 massive onions, noted for their enormous golden globe form and sweet flavour.
This onion has a history dating back to the 1800s, but W. Robinson and Sons have perfected it to achieve "a high standard of vigour and uniformity."
With so many top garden products available in the warehouse, it is not surprising that Les puts some of them to good use in the garden.
But he gets most pleasure from testing the different fertilizers to see which ones produce the best results.
He conducts fairly scientific tests, growing exactly the same varieties of vegetables in identical beds, and then treating one group with fertilizer and leaving the other group to grow unaided.
He has noticed the best results came from using Gaia Green and Orgunique fertilizers. Both brands have performed better in tests than artificial chemical fertilizers.
Les is currently testing out Biocin, a new organic fertilizer from Biocura Productions, a company based in Switzerland with research facilities in Surin, Thailand.
"I have been using this on my tomato plants and I can see a world of difference – bigger, more healthy and vigorous. Now, the final test will be to see how the tomatoes taste."
As for favourite seed, Les swears by West Coast Seeds, of Delta, and Robinson and Son, of course, for his onions.
His favourite cultivars include 'Red Acre' cabbage, 'Straight Eight' cucumber and 'Early Girl' tomatoes.
Supporting and encouraging Les in all this, although she thinks he hurts his back more than he should, is his wife, Diane. They have been married 52 years.
She started the business with him from their home in Coquitlam back in 1968. The name Eddi's is a portmanteau of Ed and Diane – not, as many people assume, a chummy way of saying Ed.
"I know it's not the lack of heat, because we are on the south side of the building and there is a lot of reflected heat coming from the walls. Next year, I think I am going to try starting it in pots."
Currants, blueberries and gooseberries are grown in tub-like containers opposite the raised vegetable beds, while grapes are grown along the fence.
Ed is considering removing the row of maple trees and replanting with espaliered fruit trees to create a fruiting hedge on one side.
Before then, however, he will be harvesting his giant onions and putting out mountains of vegetables during the summer for his staff to take home for summer.
At his home garden, he grows potatoes in an innovative pot-inside-a-pot system that allows him to lift the potato-filled pot out and then refill the pot it was sitting in with daffodils for spring. He also grows dozens of his giant-size onions in his small home-garden veggie patch.
The bulk of his produce, however, comes from his market-garden-size plot at the side of the Aldergrove warehouse.
In January, he starts his onions in seed trays under heat lamps. He plants them out in early March.
He buys some seedlings from Triple Tree Nursery in Maple Ridge and plants out cool-season produce, such as lettuce, beans and radishes, as soon as the soil is workable in March.
By April, he has planted all his root vegetables, such as radishes, potatoes, beets and carrots, as well as sowed the seeds for cabbages and beans.
In May, what Ed calls "thieves" (suckers that grow between branches and the main stem) on tomato plants are pinched off to preserve energy and get the plant to grow straight and strong.
After harvest in fall, Ed puts steer manure in all the beds, lets it sit there overwinter, and turns the soil in spring, just before planting season.


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